Just a Gypsy

It always intrigues me when older posts of mine trend into popular. If you are new to visiting my blog, many welcomes! 🤩 Page views have greatly increased, lawd knows why, I just enjoy the audience. 

I used to scoff at those wonderful collections of fabric that all meshed together. Not anymore. I had enjoyed meshing random fabrics into pieced patchwork. I discovered how hard it was to pull diverse fabrics together into one creation. Ultimately, I would end up taking a trip to the local fabric store (which has now gone into bankruptcy). My son bought me this Kaffe Fassett collection for Christmas - my first EVER of this designer that I have worshipped from afar. It will take some pondering to determine how best to highlight this fabric. 

I have been motivated to start wearing pierced earrings again. I haven't worn them in over 20 years. My daughter's wedding is in September and it will be nice to wear extra bling for that event. My mother had pierced ears and I just located her stash of jewelry from the estate. Below is an image of some of that jewelry. 

Now, I can buy some incredible beaded earrings from my friend Sara on Instagram at goddess_seeds_ I also have in storage some beaded hoop earrings from the 1970s. I did a search for that type of earring, but couldn't find any close to the real vintage ones. Once I find my original ones, I will model an entire outfit + earrings. 

Art update for those following along with my college class of drawing and composition. The current module is about site measuring and sketching from a grid. I struggled with the latter method because I have always used site measuring for my self-taught ways. 

Gardening continues between the raindrops ☔These are my newest additions.